Dad had sneaked into East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) well before the war had started for reconnaissance of the terrain on the other side. He had disguised himself as a driver of a truck laden with goods and traveled into East Pakistan to be received by the underground fighters of the Mukti Bahini.
'India is still a cash economy.' 'For a common household, almost everything from grocery to maid services is paid in cash.' 'The demonetised notes account for 85 per cent of the currency in circulation.' 'Until fresh notes flow back into the economy, day-to-day transactions ordinarily done in cash will be impacted.'
Baseball and softball officially applied for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday as they look to earn back their spot in the Games they lost after 2008.
'Kaba Gandhi no Delo', a bungalow in a narrow bylane of old Rajkot is mute witness to events that laid the foundation of the beliefs that shaped the character of the 'Father of the Nation'.
Cricket Australia's General Manager Michael Brown will discuss various details like travelling and lodging arrangements and practice facilities.
With Hindi Medium and Angrezi Medium, the "English-medium" actor of independent movies shows she can easily fit into mainstream Hindi movies too.
The Maharashtra govt justified the code saying certain dance bars have become pick-up joints and venues to carry out illegal activities.\n\n
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest soured India-US relations, was on Friday re-indicted on visa fraud charges, a couple of days after a US court dismissed an earlier indictment.
Pakistan on Monday sided with India on the row over the treatment meted out to senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade in the United States and said such treatment should not be meted to any official of another country.
The office of American prosecutor Preet Bharara, whose decision to charge Devyani Khobargade on visa fraud touched off a furor in India, on Friday refused to comment on India's strong response to his statement.
The interface allows you to add multiple banks and transfer money, even between payment wallets, for a fraction of existing costs
S Jaishankar, the new Indian ambassador to the United States, on Thursday met top officials of the State Department to convey India's strong protest over the arrest of its senior diplomat in New York over visa fraud charges, even though she had diplomatic immunity.
His debut novel The Story of a Brief Marriage, set in the backdrop of the civil war.
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
'My mom is a riot! I thank her with all my heart.'
How are the illiterate and aged coping with Modi's demonetisation, wonders Subir Roy.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was disappointed but not downcast after the Proteas lost the third Test against England by 70 runs at Trent Bridge.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and other top cricketers from around the world in the inaugural edition of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates in January.
Rejecting the opposition's charge that the bill will weaken the act, the government said it was fully committed to transparency and autonomy of the institution.
Viswanathan Anand's wife Aruna was not able to step out to help those affected by the floods in Chennai. So here's what she did.
Take the Rediff Movies Quiz and see how much you know Hindi cinema!
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
A tribal woman travelling in an air-conditioned luxury bus was allegedly raped by helper of the vehicle while other passengers were fast asleep. The incident took place on Sunday night when the 25-year-old victim was travelling in a private bus running from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Here are 10 takeaways from what Modi told the Facebook town hall
'We have actually made the film for children and intellectual people.'
'The government must have armed security personnel for doctors and only then they can go and serve people.'
'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?'
The United States has said that it was time to get past the recent tensions with India and both the countries should move on.
Sandeep parks his car in front of the main gate so he can keep a watch on it from our office's large windows. He then covers the car gently, securely tying in stray corners, before we finally make it to the first floor where we work.
In a shocking case of brutality, a 11-year-old domestic help was allegedly starved for days and tortured by her employers, who inserted green chillies into her genitals to make her obey their orders.
India on Monday made it clear to the United States that it cannot be "business as usual" between the two sides till the Devyani Khobragade issue is resolved.
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